NAICS Code 23621 — Industrial Building Construction

NAICS Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 1 direct sub-code.

Code	23621
Title	Industrial Building Construction
Level	NAICS Industry (5-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

This industry comprises establishments primarily responsible for the construction (including new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs) of industrial buildings (except warehouses). The construction of selected additional structures, whose production processes are similar to those for industrial buildings (e.g., incinerators, cement plants, blast furnaces, and similar nonbuilding structures), is included in this industry. Included in this industry are industrial building general contractors, industrial building for-sale builders, industrial building design-build firms, and industrial building construction management firms.

Illustrative Examples:

Assembly plant construction

Furnace, industrial plant, construction

Cannery construction

Mine loading and discharging station construction

Cement plant construction

Paper or pulp mill construction

Steel mill construction

Chemical plant (except petrochemical) construction

Pharmaceutical manufacturing plant construction

Factory construction

Food processing plant construction

Waste disposal plant (except sewage treatment) construction

This national industry shares the official Census description of 236210.

Where 23621 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	23	Construction
Subsector	236	Construction of Buildings
Industry Group	2362	Nonresidential Building Construction
NAICS Industry	23621	Industrial Building Construction

Codes under 23621

Code	Title
236210	Industrial Building Construction

Related NAICS Industry codes

• 23622 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.